Nvidia's RTX 5090 vanishes from online retail in the US — third-party sellers now demand as much as $9,500 for Nvidia's fastest GPU
- ID
- 24314
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 15 Sep 2026, 1:41 AM
- Fetched
- 15 Sep 2026, 2:40 AM
- Provider
- Tom's Hardware
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-rtx-5090-vanishes-from-online-retail-in-the-us-third-party-sellers-now-demand-as-much-as-usd9-500-for-nvidias-fastest-gpu
- Source URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all
Summary
- Score
- 4.5
- Created
- 15 Sep 2026, 2:41 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_codersai_ml_learners
What happened
Nvidia's RTX 5090 has sold out across US online retailers, with third-party sellers now asking as much as $9,500 for the flagship GPU. The article text itself is mostly site navigation and boilerplate, so concrete details beyond the headline are limited.
Why it matters
For Malaysian builders importing consumer GPUs for local AI inference or fine-tuning, a US sellout at nearly 2x MSRP means grey-market pricing here will likely be worse. If you were planning a local workstation build for model development, expect delays and inflated costs — consider cloud GPU alternatives or older-generation cards in the interim.
Discussion angle
Is it still worth building a local GPU workstation in Malaysia right now, or has cloud rental (RunPod, Lambda, hyperscaler spot) permanently won on cost for indie AI work?